Garter-clasp



A. S. JOHNSON.

GARTER CLASP.

APPLICATION mm ma. 8. 1920.

1,368,558. Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

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GARNER-CLASP.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

7 Application filed March 8, 1920. Serial No. 364,004.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Aoons'ra S. Jorrnson,

a subject of the King of Sweden residing at Philadelphia, in the county of l hiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garter- Clasps, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relatesto apparel and more particularly therefor and has for an object to provide a clasp for garment supporters for readily attachin and securing the su porting device to t e garment or appare and for as easily removing the'supporter'from connection with thegarfnent, providing also an efilcient clasp or connection which will not tend to tear or breakthe fabric of the apparel and which, made of few and simple parts, can be cheaply manufactured. V

Among other features I aim to provide a clasp, particularlyadapted for use with hose supporting devices, commonly known as garters, and h stocking 1W1 be effectively su ported in position without danger ofthe c 'asphecoming accidentally nnfastened' and the 'usnal tendency of the hose to run or tear at its point otconnection with'the clas will be prevented, due to'the novel form o construction and arrangement oi the parts'of the clasp whereby that. portion ofthe stocking gripped by the olasp'will be held by parts which aredevoid grsnrp or serrated edges, r herb i. e 'yms soft niateria,

esh n fbr He part of h s the material or stocking.

To this end the button part is inclosedg in of a material which will readily;

a sack made 7 conform to the contour of the buttonpart thus providing a cushion for the seating of that portionoi the stocking whiohris iZQlbe ripped, the gripping and holding' partof t e clas servmgtogripand clamp thematerial '01 thefstockingiaround; and overthe cdveredbutton part, prev nt'ingfcontact @an'd frictional wear of th 7 gl erial with metallic, rubber or other roug v urfaces of the button as in thense of many forms of stocking olasp's, now generally employed in thegsu 1portjng pf tockings or; other elica e'tallrics-Q f 7 Q .7,

In the fnrther disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a part or this specito garment supporting devices 7 the. use of which the hose or snares fioation, in which similar characters of reierence denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1- is a fragmentary front elevation of a hose supporter showing my form of garment clasp, the same being in open position.

Fig. 2- is a similar view with the clasp shown in closed position.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the structure shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4- is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line l-l in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5'- is a front elevation of a slightly modified form of clasp member.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the same,

and

Fig. T- is a frontelevatlon of still another slightly modified form of my device.

Referring more particularly to Figs. l-4l inclusive, the numeral 10 indicates =1 webbing which may be of any desired cloth or material and which may have its lower end secured to or looped around the upper portion of a clasp, which latter in its entirety is indicated by the numeral 11. The clasp consists substantially of a single piece of wire which is of a somewhat springlikc nature, one end of the wire being bent upon itself in the nature of an eye to form a handle 12, the wire then providing a straight portion 13, after which the wire is bent as at 14 and then provides another straight portion 15 similar to the straight portion 13, the parts mentioned, primarily forming that portion of the clasp which might be termed the gripping member. The end of the'straight portion 15 is now looped as indicated at 16 and is passed transversely beneath the straight portion 15 and also bent upwardly as at 17, so as to form a catch at the point 18 for the handle part 12, the wire being then bent crosswise as at 19 and then bent upon itself as at 20 to form a straight portion inclined somewhat as at 21 after which the wire is again bent upon itself to form a straight portion 22, the wire being then bent downwardly to form another inclined portion 23 and bent upon itself to form a straight portion 24 underlying the crosswise straight portion 19 after which the wire is bent to form the eye 25 which engages with the loop or eye portion 16. It will now be seen that with this formation of the wire there is formed a main loop 26 to which the webbing 10 is confrom which to nectcd and that the two inclined. portions 21, 23 aid in forming; this loop with the straight portion 22, these same inclined por tions together with the cross straight portions l9. 22%. forming another loop 21' of u supplementary nature with these same cross portions l9, 2-1. the eyes us. 25. and the part in providing, the catch.

button supporter :38 is provided, consisting of n strip 25) of some suitable cloth. which strip is ioopeii around the lower part of the loop one of the pieces of thc strip passing immediately beneath and through the supplemental loop 27 and with the other piece 31 extendingdownwardly to lie beneath the gripping mcmber formed by the lower part of the wire bent as men tioned heretofore. The lower portion of the strip forming the button sup mrtii'ig membur is suitubly fashioned to provide a. pocket or sheath 31 in which is loosely arranged a button and I preferably have this sheath formed of u soft material such as cliuinois. By employing a chumois us the material malnthe shcuth, i provide for u cushion around tho button so than when the button is engaged with the gripping member, the uppurel wili be held :igainst the cushion. and not come in direct contact with the mntcriul of the button.

In the use oi the device described, as suming that the gripping member is open :is in Fig. 1. ii portion of the stocking or other apparel is arranged over the button supporting member and overlying the lllki(9 il button and the button and this disposed part of the apparel, are then slid into engagement with the gripping member by arming ing the some between the straight portions 13, 15, thereof, sliding the some down to the apex 0r bent portion H of the member, after which the free end of the gripping member, namely the handle portion 12 is engaged with the catch 18 as shown in Fig. 2, and thus the straight side or portion 13, being ilra 'vn toward the str: ight portion 15, the space normally therebctween will be lessened to a width which will be substantially less than the diameter of tho head of the button so that the button cannot be disengaged from the gripping member when the latter is in closed position.

i particularly desire to the button inclosed in the sheath is not sewed or secured Within the sheath but is arranged loosely therein so that in confin ing the button within the gripping member and by the latter, the same portion of 111th tcriul of the covering part, may not always be engaged by the gripping member as wouid be the case it the button were sovnrerl, in the sheath. thus preventing the material or chumois overlying the button, from wearing out at one point and w th this arrangement of having the button loose in the point out that sheath. I find that u better engagement and gripping action of the gripping member and the stocking or uppurel cun be obtained. It should be also noted that the wirc-like construction of the gripping member pro rides one which has no sharp edgns and the button being covered by the suit cbamois. the. apparel when gripped between the but ton and the gripping member will not tend to tour or be broken away when subjected t a pull. or strain, the elongated formation oi the gripping member allowing for :1 longiturlinnl movement of the button and its 30' companying apparel without danger o the button becoming disengaged from the gripping member.

In the structure shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the gripping member indicated by the numeral 33 is formed by having the wire pro vided with a handle 34 and the straight portions 35, 36, substantially the some as in the preferred construction with the wire after the last straight portion has been formed. bent to form an eye 37 and a cross piece or part 38, after which the wire is bent u Wardly as at 39 and then across as at 40 and then down and provided with a hook 41, which is hooked into the eye 37. The loop 42 for the attachment of the webbing 10 in this instance, is formed from a separate. piece of material which has its end bent to hook and engage around the upper portion of the wire forming the gripping member as at 43 and the button supporting member 44, is carried upon a cross portion of the wire which is employed to form the gripping member, whereas the webbin is carried by the other piece of wire descri ed.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 7, I provide a construction somewhat similar to that shown in Figs. 1, 2, except that instead of forming an eye 16 for the connection of the eye '25 therewith, I pass a portion of the material of the wire forming the grip ing member, through the eye 25, forming a 00 45 with the sides of the loop bent tows:- each other around the eye, and in this connection the cross portion 46 formed after the loop has been made, is bent to form an upwardly projecting part 47 constituting a catch 48 for t of the gripping member therewith.

With the construction set forth, I provide an apparel support and particularly a stocking clasp which because of the few parts, can be cheaply manufactured and in which the button supportin' part is at no time directly in contact Wit the material of the stocking, the latter engaging and resting upon that portion of the sheath for the button, which overlies the button, thus forming a cushion between the material of the stocking and the button itself and therefore providing for a more effective gripping between the stocking and the gripping member which he engagement of the free end partially surrounds the upstanding part of the button.

Having described my invention, I claim-- 1. A garment supporter comprising a frame formed from a single length of wire and bent between its ends to provide a horizontally disposed loop, the terminals of said loop being crossed and extended to provide a second relatively small loop arranged beneath the first mentioned loop, a webbing attached to the first mentioned loop, a button supporting member associated with said webbing, and a gripping member suspended from the second mentioned loop to engage said button.

2. A garment supporter comprising a frame formed from a single length of wire and bent to provide a horizontally disposed loop, the terminals of said loop being crossed and extended to provide a second relatively small loop, a Webbing attached to the first mentioned loop, a button supporting member associated with said webbing, a gripping member formed by said Wire and depending from the second mentioned loop to engage said button, and said gripping member including a relatively movable limb having its free end engaged to said second loop for the purpose specified.

3. A garment supporter comprising a frame formed from a single length of wire to provide a horizontally disposed loop the terminals of said loop being crossed and extended to provide a second relatively small loop arranged beneath the first mentions loop, a webbing attached to the first mentioned loop, a button supporting member associated with said Webbing, a third loop arranged beneath the second mentioned loo a gripping member including a relative y movable limb adapted to engage said button, and the free terminal of said limb being designed to engage the third mentioned loop as described.

4. A garment supporter comprising a frame formed from a single length of Wire bent to provide a horizontally disposed loop, a second relatively small loop arranged beneath the first mentioned loop, a webbing supported by the first mentioned loop, a button supporting member carried by the Webbing, one terminal oi the second mentioned loop being formed to provide an eye, the other terminal. of said loop being passed through the eye and extendcd to provide a gripping member including a relatively movable limb adapted to engage said button, and the free terminal of said limb being designed to engage said second mentioned loop as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix 1n si nature.

AUGUSTA S. JO *ON. 

